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Auth: J Hill, Distance Education Centre
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Course
code: To be advised
Gippsland campus
HECS fees applicable
Attendance compulsory for some subjects
This double degree program aims to provide students with the knowledge, understanding and skills relevant to (a) the practice of science journalism; the role of science and media in society; modern multimedia technology appropriate to journalism and science communication; and (b) one or more areas of the natural and/or applied sciences.
Candidates
for the award would be eligible to seek membership of professional societies
appropriate to areas of science specialisation (eg a chemistry major --
the Royal Australian Chemical Institute) and to professional media/journalism
associations.
Professional societies appropriate to the sciences offered within this double
degree program include the Royal Australian Chemical Institute and Australian
Institute of Energy
Normal Monash entry requirements apply: the VCE or equivalent with at least a C average in English. Applicants will also be interviewed, and this interview may be conducted as a face-to-face interview or via electronic communication. Applications from mature-age students will be assessed individually on the basis of educational and employment background.
The journalism component of the award includes GSC3902 (Applied journalism research project), which offers the student the option of undertaking a workplace placement or an individual project selected through negotiation with the subject adviser. To undertake the placement option students must be available for twenty days (or equivalent) during one semester of study.
To complete the double degree satisfactorily it is essential that students possess or have access to a PC and modem.
Students
enrolling in many biological, chemical or physical science subjects
(particularly upper-level subjects) must attend on-campus laboratory sessions.
These sessions are conducted in residential schools which are held once each
semester and are usually of from three to seven days duration (laboratory work
in some first-level science subjects is performed entirely off-campus, using
home experimental kits loaned to students on the basis of a refundable
deposit).
There are no compulsory attendance requirements in the journalism component of
the award.
In addition, in some subjects, optional weekend school sessions are conducted
for the benefit of students who are able to attend. These sessions are
typically of two to four hours duration. Weekend school classes may include
lectures, seminars or tutorials and hands-on skills workshops.
The
duration of the double degree is flexible, however, depending on study load, it
would normally be completed in four years of full-time study, or the equivalent
part-time study.
Subjects with a total credit value of a minimum of 192 points must be obtained
by completing
(a) Ninety-six points in subjects from the Schedule of Approved Science
Subjects (see the Bachelor of Science entry) including
(i) a science major sequence (excluding computing) of at least 48 points,
structured as follows:
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Total | |||
12 |
+ |
18 |
+ |
24 |
= |
54 |
or |
||||||
12 |
+ |
12 |
+ |
24 |
= |
48 |
or |
||||||
12 |
+ |
18 |
+ |
18 |
= |
48 |
(ii) a science minor sequence in a second discipline, consisting of 12 points
at Level 1 and 12 points at Levels 2/3.
(iii) two Level 1 core subjects:
(iv) at least one Level 1 subject from one of the following groups:
(This subject is to be drawn from a
different group from those which include the two chosen science discipline
sequences in (i) and (ii).)
(b) Ninety-six points from the Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) degree,
including eighteen points from the three compulsory journalism subjects
and seventy-two points from the nine compulsory journalism and communication subjects
It would be normal for
a student to progress through the science and the journalism requirements in a
parallel fashion. There is considerable flexibility in the study program to
allow each student to design his or her own study program, subject to the
completion of prerequisites and in consultation with a course adviser.
A new full-time student would normally complete the following subjects in
one academic year. Part-time students would typically complete those subjects
over their first two years.
The ninety-six points from the Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) comprises a major study in journalism. In addition, two discipline sequences may be chosen from the following science disciplines:
Students
are strongly advised to consult the appropriate course adviser when planning
their initial study program. Some subjects in the various science discipline
areas are not offered in the distance education mode every year. Many subjects
are available only every second year; course planning must take this into
account.
First-level science subjects are the same as those described in the entry for
the Bachelor of Science degree. (Please refer to that entry for details.)
First-level journalism subjects available are the same as those described in
the entry for the Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) degree. (Please refer to that
entry for details.)
Assessment is the result of a combination of assignments and final examination for each subject. Generally a pass is required in the final examination to pass the subject. Laboratory science subjects include a laboratory component which is usually assessed by performance in class and/ or written reports.
Appropriate credits may be granted for approved studies completed at a recognised post-secondary institution, including universities, TAFE institutes and the Open Learning Agency of Australia. Where possible, course advisers will advise credits likely to be granted in advance of an offer of a place.
For more detailed information, contact Ms Lauren Burney, administrative officer, School of Applied Sciences, telephone (03) 9902 6844, fax (03) 9902 6738.
Completed applications are to be forwarded to School Administration, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Monash University Gippsland campus, Churchill, Victoria, 3842, by 18 September 1998 to be considered for a first-round offer. Later applications will be welcome (subject to quotas).
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